Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia was divided into areas with a city surrounded by farmland, called ____
City States
Egyptians lived along what river?
Nile
The Hebrews' promised land was in ___
Canaan
How many main gods did the Ancient Greeks believe in?
12
What were the 2 main religions in Ancient India?
Buddhism & Hinduism
What was the main trade route over land called?
The Silk Road
City-States were ruled by ___
Kings
Egyptian form of writing
Hieroglyphics
The Hebrews were slaves under what 2 civilizations?
Egypt & Babylonians/Assyrians
What island was home to most of the warriors of Ancient Greece?
Sparta
What word means "the enlightened one"?
Buddha
What mountain range is at the south border of China (between India & China)?
Himalayas
Large structured dedicated to each city-state's god
Ziggurat
Egyptians were the first to write on ____
papyrus, a form of paper
How many gods did the Hebrews believe in?
One (they were monotheist)
What civilization conquered Greece after many years of wars?
Persia
What words means the cycle of cause and effect and determines what a person's next life will be?
Kharma
What is it called when several generations of the same family rule in China?
Writing developed by Sumerians around 3100 BC
Cuneiform
Egyptian rulers were called ___
pharaoh
How many Hebrew tribes were there?
12
What word means love of wisdom?
Philosophy
What group are on the lowest social level in India's caste system?
Dalits or Untouchables
What did China build to protect it's border where no mountains or desert blocked enemies?
The Great Wall of China
The epic poem (story) from Ancient Mesopotamia
Gilgamesh
What Egyptian King's tomb was discovered in 1922?
King Tut (Tutankhamun)
Name the book that contained the Hebrew laws.
Torah
Who was the head of the Greek gods?
Zeus
What do Hindus believe is the "ultimate reality of the universe"?
Brahman
What dynasty only last 17 years?
Qin